It’s Family Time~The Lewis Rivers Family

Lewis Rivers was born on 6 Nov 1811 in Chesterfield County, SC, a son of Frederick F. Rivers, Jr. and his wife, Sarah “Siddie” Boatwright, daughter of Lewis Boatwright and Sarah Lundy. He was the fourth borne of seven children. His siblings consisted of 4 brothers and 2 sisters. He, like most of this era, was a farmer.

In 1839, at age 28, Lewis married Lenora L. Padgett, age 21, of Darlington County, South Carolina. Lewis and Lenore raised a family of five children; 2 sons and 3 daughters.

The Children of Lewis Rivers and Lenora L. Padgett are:

i. Rebecca A. Rivers, born 1 Oct 1840, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married James Wilson Myers, 28 Feb 1861, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died 10 Dec 1925, Anson County, North Carolina.
ii. David T. Rivers was born on 4 Feb 1842 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died on 15 Jan 1873 at the age of 30 in Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina. Estate was probated 1873.
iii. Harriet D. Rivers was born on 20 Aug 1843 in Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina; died on 21 Aug 1918 at the age of 75 in White Store, Anson County, North Carolina. No record of ever marrying.
iv. Frances Elizabeth "Fannie" Rivers, born 20 Mar 1846, Mt. Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Albert Ellis Rushing, 1880; died 16 Jan 1915, Lanes Creek, Union County, North Carolina.
v. Charles Henry "Charley" Rivers, born 28 Oct 1846, Chesterfield, Chesterfield, South Carolina; married Harriet Anne Huntley, 20 Mar 1873, Anson County, North Carolina; died 28 Jan 1939, Marshville, Union, North Carolina.

Lenore (Padgett) Rivers, wife of Lewis, died on 16 June 1886 and was buried in the Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery, Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina. Nine years later on 11 February 1895, Lewis Rivers passed away while tending his cattle and shucking corn.

-Mr. Lewis RIVERS, an aged citizen of White’s Store township, died very suddenly last Friday. He had gone out to the lot to attend to his cattle and was shucking corn in the barn when he dropped dead. He was 82 years of age.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jganis/unionco/newspapers1891-1899.html

Lewis Rivers was buried beside his faithful wife in the Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery, Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.

Lewis Rivers is my 1^st Cousin 5 times removed.



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    1. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database and digital images, (http://www.findagrave.com : accessed  2 August 2011); Memorial page for Lewis Rivers; (6 November 1811–11 February 1893); Find a Grave memorial #22563185, Citing Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery; Mount Croghan, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, USA.
     2. 1840 U S Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) No ED, page 365, Household of Lewis Rivers; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 17 July 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M740_Roll 510.
     3. 1850 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) No ED, Page: 147B; Line 10, Dwelling 760; Family760, Household of Lewis RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 17 July 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M432 Roll 851.
     4. 1860 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, enumeration district (ED) No ED, Page 136, Line 29, dwelling 598, family 598, Household of Lewis RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 17 July 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm M653_1217.
     5. 1870 U. S. Census, Chesterfield County, South Carolina, population schedule, Mount Croghan, Chesterfield, South Carolina, Page: 330B(stamped); Line 36, Dwelling 128, Family 128, Household of  L.[Lewis] RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 7 January 2020); citing  National Archives Microfilm M593_1491.
     6. 1880 U. S. Census, Anson County, North Carolina, population schedule, Whites Store, Anson County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #6, Page 423, Line 38, dwelling 42, family 43, Household of Lewis RIVERS; digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 17 July 2011); citing  National Archives Microfilm T9-951.
     7. Mr. Lewis Rivers obituary, The PlowBoy, Wadesboro, Anson County, North Carolina, USA, 27 February 1895. http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~jganis/unionco/newspapers1891-1899.html.
     8. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Lenora L. Padgett Rivers (28 April 1818–16 June 1886), Memorial # 22563211.
     9. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, David T. Rivers (4 February 1842–15 January 1873), Memorial # 22563247.
   10. James C. Pigg, Chesterfield County Cemetery Survey; Self-Published, 1995, PAGE 258. Tombstone of DAVID T. RIVERS; 4 February 1842–15 January 1873, Elizabeth Baptist Church Cemetery, Chesterfield, Chesterfield County, South Carolina.
    11. Find A Grave, Inc., Find A Grave, database, "Record, Harriet D. Rivers (20 August 1843–21 August 1918), Memorial #31151784.
    12. 1910 U. S. Census, Union County, North Carolina, population schedule, Lanes Creek, Union County, North Carolina, enumeration district (ED) #0124, Page 257A; Line 3, Dwelling 17, Family 17, Household of Albert RUSHING; digital image, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : viewed 26 September 2011); citing National Archives Microfilm T624, Roll 1134.
     13. "North Carolina Estate Files, 1663-1979," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-21454-19330-77?cc=1911121 : accessed 7 May 2016), Anson County > R > Rivers, David T (1873) > image 1 of 6; State Archives, Raleigh.